Picture-hanger.



WITNESSES 76M was/45M M. B. BACKERUB. PICTURE HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14 I916.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

INVENTOR Marlin AB. BaCJXeTu/d ATTOR NEY ma ten: 13. nao nnnnior stressed-see, ermmam TUBE EZ:

. To all whom. it may concern Be it known that I, -MARTINIB. BACKE- Run, a citizen of the United States, resid justably suspending av picture or the like;

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ing at San Francisco,

tailed. description.

in the county of San Francisco and State ofGalifornia, have invented certain new and useful. Improvements in Picture-Hangers, of which the following is a specification. V I

,: This 'lIlVBIltlOIl relates topicture hangers,

and more particularly. ,to-a .device'for adfrom a molding.

One of the .mana ects ofv the invention is to provide a device of the character-de- I scribed the length of which may be quickly 1 transverse center, ,tendingseries of1apertures' 14. The lower which is adaptedto support two orpmore.

pictures.

A still furtheraobject is to provide, a hanger of the character stated of very simple construction which can be easilyproduced at relatively small cost. 7

Further objects will appear from the de- In the drawings: a

-Figure 1 isa front view of the hanger.

Fig. 2 is a side view.

Fig. 3 is an enlargedfra-grnentary longi tudinal central sectional view. w v

The numeral 1. designates the upper ribbon like section of the hanger; This-secprovided with two integral laterally disposed tongues 3 which are bent over at right angles to form U guides which slidably re ceive the lower section 4. This section is constructed similarly tosection 1 and is pro vided, at its lower end, with an integral hook 5 which is directed oppositely to hook 2. At its upper end section 4 is provided with two integral tongues 6 which are bent inward at right angles across the upper section 1, and are then turned outward at right angles to form outwardly projecting stand- These standards receive a pintle 8. This pintle is passed through the shank 9 of a securing hook 9 which. is provided, at its transverse center, with two parallel spaced slits, the portion of the hook between these two slits being forced upward to prothe apertures ward to provide p j Patented 00:13. 9, 191v. Application filed} October 14, 1916; Serial No; 125,693.

videla bea'ring in spaced relation 7 to, the body of;the hook, the pintle 8 being inserted between this member and the hook. By this means the hook is pivotally mount- .ed'between the standards/7. A leaf spring 1'1 hasone arm 11 fixedly secured to the shank 9 of hook 9. This spring ;is bent back on itself and has its other arm in engagementwiththe outer face of section 1.

This spring servesto forcethe upper lend ,of hook 9inward and downward. Theupperend ofthe hook isturned inward,'asat .12, andis then bent downward at right angles,;asat13. J

ion 1 is provided, at its with a longitudinally eX- :Theupper see isin operative position the vertical arm:1 3,

thereof will-engage snugly about the upper 7 section 1 adjacent the'lower end of one of 14. In this position the hook willsecure the lower section 4 against downward movement relativelyto the upper section.1.; As-the hookcannot swing outward 1 about its pivotal axis, due to'theengage 'ment of the vertical arm 13 thereof about thefluppen section 11,- withoutbeingfirst tion is formed of sheet metal stampedand moved upward, there is no danger of the rectangular hanger member 17 the lowerportion of which is turned upward and outa hook 18. This member As. will :be clear:

may be quicklyand easily secured to either the upper or lower sections of the hanger andconstitutes a supplemental hanger by means of which a second picture maybe If desired,- several of these supplemental supporting means supported. hangers or may be secured onthe sections 1 and 2 of the main hanger. By this means it is possible to suspend. several pictures on the same hanger.

In using my device, sections 1 and 4 are adjusted so as to enable the hook 2 to be easily placed about the molding. When this has been done, the adjusting hook 9 is raised into inoperatlve position and lower section 4 is then. adjusted on upper section 1 to partingfrom the field andscope ofthe sa-me, and I intend to include all-such changes, as

fall within the seopewf" the: appended -clai1ns, inthis application in which a preferred fornronly of myinvention-is dis- 'closed.

1 What I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described,

51 the a combination of a an upper section provided with an integral hook at its upper :end

- and having a central longitudinally extending: series of: apertures-,- a lower section provlded at its lower end with an ntegralhook a and having a' central longitudinally extending series of apertures spaced correspondvi-ngly to the-spacing of the apertures of the upper sectionwhereby the apertures 'in the overlapping portions of thesaid sections-are alined'to permit insertion of a supplemental hookintothesameso as to suspend a picture intermediate the ends of"-the= hanger in any desired vertical position thereon, bothof "said sections :being islidably connected, and me'ans carried by the lower 1 section at the upper end ithereofwand adaptedrto engage into the apertures-of the. upper section for adjiustably securing said'isecti ons.

:. 2;" In pictureshangers, the: combination of anLupper. section provided with a hook'at its upper end and having a central longitudinally extending series of apertures, a lower section slidably mountd-pn the upper sec- .tion, and a securing hook rockably mounted on said lower section adjacent the upper end thereof said hook being provided with a reduced member adapted to engage'through 1the;aperturesrofathe upper section, the end portion of said reduced member being turned downward :at substantially: a" right angle whereby the hooken-gages about the material iof the upperrsection adj acent I the lower edge: of .one of ithe said. apertures, ;so as i to prevent accidental disengagement of: the whook rfrom said upper section.

In a device i of the character 2 described, 1

the combination of anmlpper section provid'ed with'an integral hook at itsuppier end anch-having a central longitudinally. eXtend- 1 :1 ting series of: apertures,-

a-lower -section provided at its lower end witlranvintegral.hook oppositely" disposed to the hook carried by the=-upper-:section,- said lower section being uprovided with. a :central ilongitudin-allyxexboth ofsaid sec-- tendingserieszof apertures; mtions beingslidablyconnected, .rneans carri'ed by the lower sectionrat the upper; end thereof and adapted to engage into-the apertures-ofltheiupperusection :for adjustably se-v touring 1 sai d-sec'tions, and.

hanger-u provided with;

through the s'alined' apertures of I-the lower and lupperfsections.

a supplemental In testimony whereof Laffix mywsignature ,e

in presence of two witnesses.

aMA-RTIN 1B. :BACKERUD. Witnesses: v

" iH. EDIE KMANN, F. G. AsorIMANN.

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